[68skylark]

Here's the Time magazine biography of Micael Duffy. It says he graduated from college in 1980 and joined Time in 1985 after working at Defense Week magazine. That doesn't leave many windows of opportunity to have served in the military.

http://www.time-planner.com/planner/about_time/bios/senior_editorial_staff/michael_duffy.html

We could have a little fun with the Time magazine reporting style: "Some have speculated that Duffy elected not to serve because he was dodging allegations of . . . . But no evidence has yet come to light to support such a charge."

[Gunrunner2]

>>"Some have speculated that Duffy elected not to serve because he was dodging allegations of being a homosexual, but no evidence has yet come to light to support such a charge."<<

You mean something like this?